Non-refillable bottle.



No. 766,361. PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904. M. P. LAFFITTE. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIGATION I'ILEI) DEG-12. 1903.

H0 MODEL.

45 upper and UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE- NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,361, dated August 2, 1904. Application filed December 12, 1903. Serial No. 184,967. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, MARIUs PHILIP LAF- Err'rE, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing at Chihuahua, Mexico, have invented a 5 new and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means for closing a bottle after it has been filled for the first [0 time, said closure permitting the contents of the bottle to be readily removed, but resisting attempts to refill the bottle, and means for preventing withdrawal of the closing means after the same has once been placed in position.

and in which it is unnecessary to break any part of the bottle to empty it of the original contents.

My invention consists of the novel features of construction and combination of parts hereina't'ter described, particularly pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in Which Figure l is a perspective view of the upper portion and neck of my bottle. Fig. 2 is a 0 vertical section through the neck of the bottle, the inner tube being shown in position and in section. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the tube, showing same removed from the bottle-neck. Fig. I is a section on the line L 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A represents a bottle of any size and shape, and B an elongated neck of the bottle. This neck has an enlarged 4 portion B at the lower end of which is a contracted portion B, which, as shown in Fig. 2, forms a valve-seat. Intermediate its ends the enlarged portion B is contracted, as at B whereby the portion B is divided to form lower chambers. Immediately above the enlarged portion is a thickened portion B", the upper portion of the neck being straight and cylindrical in form and having a smooth cylindrical bore B, which bore opens downwardly into the upper chamber of the portion B The tube (1, which is preferably of glass. has an exterior diameter adapted to lit snugly in the bore B. This tube has apertures U and (f on its opposite sides, the one below the other, and a transverse partition 0 is arranged in the tube between the two apertures. Some distance below the aperture C is arranged a second transverse partition 0'. The lower portion ofthe tube is cut away or longitudinally slotted, the slots preferably extending to the lower end of the tube and above the partition C". This cutting away of the lower portion of the tube forms arms C", converting the lower portion of the tube into a valve-cage. In thethickened portion of the neck B is formed a recess B on the interior of the neck and communicating with the bore 13". On the exterior of the tube (J, just above the aperture C, is formed a recess C, and when the tube is properly placed in position the recesses I and C register. An elastic or springy plug (indicated at 1)) formed of cork, rubber, or the like is adapted to lit in the recess B. A non-elastic plug, preferably of glass, is adapted to lit in the recess over the elastic plug, and the outer face of this last-named plug is beveled, as shown in Fig. 2. A ball F is adapted to rest in the valve-cage formed by the arms G and to move vertically between said arms and also to fitsnugly on the valve-seat and prevent liquid entering the bottle.

In use the bottle is first filled. The ball F is then dropped into position. The tube is then inserted and pressed downward, the plug 1) of the elastic and the plug E of the non-elastic material being in position, and as the arms (J reach the valve-seat and inclose the ball the recess 0 will come into alinement with the plug E, which will be forced outward by the elasticity of the plug 1) and will engage the recess The face of the plug E is beveled to permit downward movement of the tube only, and after the tube is once in position it cannot be withdrawn. The partition 0 prevents a wire being inserted for purposes of tampering with the ball, and the partition C limits movement of the ball when the bottle is decanted and the ball rolls from its seat. Attempts to refill the bottle will cause the ball to seat itself, thus closing the neck of the bottle. The ball may be of glass, porcelain, or the like and, if desired, may be hollow and light enough to rise to its seatshould it be attempted to fill the bottle by inverting same.

It is obvious that a spring can be substitu ted for the elastic plug without changing my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and patentable, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A bottle of the kind described comprising a neck having alternately enlarged and contracted portions, a tube adapted to fit in said neck, said tube having upper and lower apertures, a transverse partition between said apertures, said tube being cut away adjacent its lower end, a ball inclosed in the lower end of the tube, said ball being adapted to close the lower portion of the neck and to have a limited vertical movement, and means for preventing withdrawal of the tube.

2. A bottle of the kind described'comprising a neck portion comprising upper and lower chambers and having a contracted portion between the chambers, a valve-seat formed at the bottom of the lower chamber, a ball adapted to rest on said seat, a tube extending through the chambers and adapted to rest on the valve-seat and fit over the ball, said tube being cut away adjacent its lower end, and having apertures communicating with the upper chamber, a partition arranged between said apertures, a partition arranged above the ball adapted to limit movement of the ball, and means for preventing withdrawal of the tube.

3. A bottle of the kind described comprising a neck portion having a smooth cylindrical bore in its upper portion and enlarged in its central and lower portions, said enlargement being divided into upper and lower chambers, a valve-seat formed at thelower end of the neck, a tube having its upper end fitting in the smooth cylindrical portion and having a valve-cage formed at its lower end resting on the valve-seat, a ball-valve adapted to work in said cage and cooperate with the seat, the tube also having upper and lower apertures on opposite sides, said apertures affording communication with the upper chamber, a transverse partition between the apertures, and means for preventing withdrawal of the tube.

4. A device of the kind described comprising a bottle-neck having a thickened portion and a recess formed in said thickened portion, a tube fitting in said neck said tube having a recess formed in its side adjacent its upper end and a valve-cage formed at its lower end, a ball adapted to work in said cage, an elastic plug adapted tofit in the recess of the neck, a non-elastic plug having a beveled outer face adapted to fit in the recess over the elastic plug and to engage the recess in the tube, as and for the purpose set forth.

M. PHILIP LAFFITTE.

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EDWARD EDWARDS, HENRY SIEBERT. 

